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    1-046-GoingViral-ModelingScenario
    Students participate in a simulation of the spread of a viral disease in the classroom and model the process with a logistic differential equation. The simulation uses random numbers and the entire...

    Keywords: simulationmathematical modeldatalogisticrandom number generatorfittingrandom process

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    5-090-SolidParticleErosion-ModelingScenario
    By applying Newton's second law, and making a collection of reasonable assumptions, students will derive a system of differential equations that model the path of a rigid particle as it gouges...

    Keywords: classical mechanicssolid mechanicsNewton's Laws of Motionrigid bodyplasticitypittingductile surface

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    5-040-TunedMassDamper-Part-I-Modeling Scenario
    We offer an opportunity to build mathematical models to mitigate dangerous displacements in structures using structural improvements called Tuned Mass Dampers. We model the motion of the original...

    Keywords: structurespring-mass-dashpotspring massearthquakevibrationtuned mass tunerrestoring forcecontroldampe

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    2008-Duran-Caginalp-Parameter optimization for differential equations in asset price forecasting
    The optimization procedure is used in conjunction with daily market prices (MPs) and net asset values to determine the parameters for which the AFDE yield the best fit for the previous n days.

    Keywords: financeinverse problemnumerical nonlinear optimizationasset flowfinancial market dynamicsmarket return prediction algorithm

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    2007-Mogen_Steffensen-Differential Equations in Finance and Life Insurance
    The mathematics of finance and the mathematics of life insurance were always intersecting. Life insurance contracts specify an exchange of streams of payments between the insurance company and the...

    Keywords: financedisabilitylife insurancemortalityinsuraneThiele’s equationBlack-Scholes equation

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    1980-Peastrel-Lynch-Armenti-Terminal_velocity_of_a_shuttlecock_in_vertical_fall
    This paper offers a set of data on a falling shuttlecock (the moving object in badminton) in air. How the authors collected the data is described fully and can be replicated easily by modern...

    Keywords: parameter estimationdata collectionresistancefallingterminal velocityNewton's Second Law of Motionshuttlecock

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    Using Student Perceptions and Cooperative Learning to Unpack Primary Literature on Global Change
    This case describes a three-part assignment in which students discuss key processes that regulate the stability and resilience of the Earth system and our increased risk of generating large-scale...

    Keywords: global changeAnthropoceneEarth-systemplanetary boundary conceptthresholds

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    Fatty Acid Induction of Lipid Droplets in Cancer Cells
    There is a growing need for the development and communication of cell culture-based laboratory activities specifically designed for undergraduate students. This multi-week laboratory activity...

    Keywords: Course based undergraduate researchCell ImagingLive Cell Staining

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    Wind and Ocean Ecosystems (Project EDDIE)
    This module introduces students to the concepts of Ekman transport, eastern boundary currents, and upwelling, while learning how to find a location on a map using latitude and longitude, how to...
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    Functional trait-based restoration. Can hybrid restoration enhance invasion resistance and ecosystem services?
    A hybrid restoration experiment in Hilo, Hawaiʻi, in an area of high biocultural conservation value, that address the ecological and philosophical issues involved in conducting restoration with a...

    Keywords: Invasive SpeciesagroforestryHawaii CountyRestoration Ecologyplant functional traitstropical forest

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    Knowing your own: A classroom case study using the scientific method to investigate how birds learn to recognize their offspring
    Understanding the scientific method provides students with a necessary foundation for careers in science-related fields. Moreover, students can apply scientific inquiry skills in many aspects of...

    Keywords: scientific methodNatural Selectionbrood parasitism

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    2016-Spayd-Puckett- A Three-Fold Approach to the Heat Equation - Data Modeling Numerics
    This article describes our modeling approach to teaching the one-dimensional heat (diffusion) equation in a one-semester undergraduate partial differential equations course.

    Keywords: separation of variablesexperimentheat equationLab Equipmentcollect data

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    1994-T_Gruszka-A_Balloon_Experiment_in_the_Classroom
    The experiment consists of dropping a balloon from two different heights and recording the time it takes to hit the floor. The following experiment involves a balloon, a stopwatch, and a...

    Keywords: differential equationsresistancegravityfree fallaccelerationballoon

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    2014-William_Trench-Elementary_Differential_Equations-Books_and_Monographs
    This is the most widely cited and referenced free online text for differential equations and is very complete. These two books are exactly what they say they are.

    Keywords: differential equationstextbook

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    2018-Eduardo-Sontag-Lecture_Notes_on_Mathematical_Systems_Biology
    I am often asked if it is OK to use these notes in courses at other universities. The answer is “of course!” though I strongly suggest that a link to my website be provided, so that students can...

    Keywords: biologytextbooksystemsdyanmical system

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    Helping Students to Overcome STUMPS: Scientific terms undermined by meanings peripheral to science
    Many terms and phrases that are ubiquitous in everyday use have very different meanings in science. As a result, biology students often hold prior conceptions that are difficult to change. In this...

    Keywords: Evolutionfitnessprocess of sciencetree of lifemetacognitionlanguagemisconceptionsTerminologyTheory

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    Fragile States: A Case Study Exploring Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Biochemistry Through the Lens of Fragile X Syndrome
    This case aims to strengthen students’ understanding of molecular biology concepts through study of Fragile X Syndrome (FXS). Students begin by learning the cause and phenotypes of FXS and...

    Keywords: gene regulationtranscriptiontranslationFragile X syndrometriplet repeat expansionsex linkagemetabolic pathway

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    Sequences and Properties of Gluten Proteins From Different Grains: A Virtual-Friendly Protein Laboratory
    The COVID-19 pandemic has forced much university instruction into virtual modes. As a result, many laboratory courses have either dropped content altogether or replaced hands-on activities with...

    Keywords: protein structure and functionProtein sequenceintermolecular forcesBiomacromolecules

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    Bringing Pasteur Back to Life: Studying the Biochemistry of Yeast Fermentation Through Discussion Groups and an At-Home Lab
    This hands-on, student-centered biochemistry lesson introduces beginner biochemistry students to the techniques of effectively reading and discussing primary literature, identifying fundamental...

    Keywords: primary literatureexperimentationyeastMetabolismFermentationRespirationequilibrium

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    To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate
    To vaccinate or not to vaccinate, that is the question. Much of the recent trend in society against vaccination is that the general population does not understand 1) how vaccines work and 2) how...

    Keywords: pathogenELISAimmunityantibodyAntigen

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